to euthanize
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8.5
- verb
- /ˈjuːθənaɪz/
- Specialized
- Due to the severe pain from its condition, the kindest option was to euthanize the horse rather than let it suffer.
- animals were euthanized
- euthanized mice
- euthanized rodents
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Watch on YouTubeBut is it, is it illegal to euthanize humans?
- But is it, is it illegal to euthanize humans?
- But we demonize a whole breed and we euthanize dogs that did nothing wrong.
- So animals have their own rights as as a living being, but you know, they can't vote, they can't write, they they can be euthanized.
- They got a search warrant and came into his house and took the squirrel and the raccoon that he was helping with his charity and they euthanized them.
Examples
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The cause of death was recorded for any dog that died or was euthanized during the study period.
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All mice from the facility were euthanized, and no additional persons tested positive for LCMV infection.
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If if we wind up having to euthanize her, then it's the same deal.
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Why not just euthanize them?
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We had to euthanize him.
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In the park, I guess they euthanize the bears that attack humans.
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The father regretfully euthanized his hopelessly disabled fourth child in order to help his other children.
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When the progression of prion disease was evident, the lemurs were euthanized and their brains were isolated.
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People are volunteering their time to make sure that we aren't euthanizing all of these dogs that just need to, you know, get spayed and neutered and find a good home.
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Both birds were euthanized, and both were infected with highly pathogenic H5N1 avian influenza.
Academic text (2008)
Synonyms
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5.5
To kill an animal to stop its suffering
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5.8
Kill a sick or very old animal to stop its pain
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4.6
Put an animal to death because it is seriously ill or dangerous
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8.6
Cause a person or animal to die without pain to stop suffering
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9.9
To cause a painless death to stop a person or animal from suffering
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7.7
To end an animal's life to stop its suffering
How Disarmed
- Specialized
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8.5
186
3.5
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7.8
233
4.6
145
2.6
Surface Forms
Morphology
euthanize = euthanasia (opaque) = eu + than + ize
The verb is formed by adding '-ize' to the medical noun 'euthanasia', which itself is built from Greek combining forms unfamiliar to most learners, so the relation is not straightforward.
Etymology
The word euthanize comes from Greek parts eu- meaning 'good', as in euphoria or eulogy, and thanatos meaning 'death', so it means 'good death'. So to euthanize means to cause a 'painless death' to stop suffering.